| ID | 177055 |
| Title Proper | Structures in crisis |
| Other Title Information | a narrative approach to Asghar Farhadi’s films |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Serrano, Aaron Rodriguez |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper proposes an exploration of the films of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. It employs a methodology based on textual analysis, focusing specifically on the structural design of his films and the focalization processes of his scripts. It shows how Farhadi’s work can be understood as a coherent research project with a uniquely solid model based on chronological linearity as a way to explore the violent breakdown of different emotional communities: families, marriages, groups of friends, etc. At the same time, it considers how all the focalization processes in his films are oriented toward two main concepts: knowledge (of the characters, but also of the audience) and pain (of living in a [narrative] world afflicted by meaninglessness). |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol. 53, No. 5-6; Sep-Dec 2020: p.911-924 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol: 53 No 5-6 |
| Key Words | Structuralism ; Iranian Cinema ; Textual Analysis ; Asghar Farhadi ; Audiovisual Narrative |